Author RSSThe Emotional Impact of the Secrets of Hypnotic Golf
I'm reading a recent New Scientist article talking about the Five emotions you never knew you had and I'm starting to think about how our emotions influence our golf. And they're influencing us every time we play.
Now I'm sure that like the rest of us,...
The Golf Psychology of New Year Resolutions
Have you made your New Years resolutions for your golf improvement - using golf psychology, perhaps? Well, even if you haven’t, I’m sure that many of you are excited about starting fresh, turning your life around and in some cases doing something abou...
The Power of your Unconscious Golf Mind to Unscramble your Golf
We naturally expect the words we read to be the words that are written on the paper or screen we are looking at. We expect the same when we try to read a green when we're playing golf. However, we are much more likely to be deceived by the green than by t...
Beware the Sick Golfer Playing Better Golf in his Unconscious Golf Mind
Have you ever had one of those days when you played better golf than normal, despite having your mind clearly focussed somewhere other than golf. Maybe it's when there's something exciting or absorbing going on in your life that has nothing to do with gol...
Talk Yourself into Better Golf with Golf Hypnosis for Positive Self Talk
Do you talk to yourself when you're playing golf? Well, if you don't, you may have a serious problem. It's called brain death! Self-talk, otherwise known as internal dialogue or intrapersonal communication, is one of the main functions of our conscious mi...
The Bad Golf Psychology of Listening to Negative TV Golf Commentators
How much do you listen to the commentators on televised golf? Do you think they're good for your golf? Well I used to think that watching golf on TV was good golf psychology. Now I'm not so sure.
So what happened? Well after writing my recent article a...
The Golf Psychology of Thinking Less and Playing Better Unconscious Golf
I've been thinking about the application of golf psychology to the issue of the swing thought. In other words, what do you and should you be thinking about when you actually swing the club. It seems that every time I watch someone play they seem to be tak...
Covert Golf Hypnosis and Secret Plans at the Dubai World Championships
Firstly there was Lee Westwood's much talked about "Secret Plan." When the dust settled he admitted, "Okay, if you really want to know, the secret was making everyone else think I had a secret, when I didn't really have one." He had the rest of the field ...
Visualise your Golf Shots and Mental Golf Practice in 3D for Better Golf Hypnosis
Effective visualisation is one of the key golf psychology tools for improving your golf score and your enjoyment of the game. It's also one of the secrets of hypnotic golf. However, for most people, including me until recently, that visualisation tends to...
Trust your Unconscious Golf Mind to Align Your Club for a Better Pre-Shot Routine
How much is the accuracy of your golf shot influenced by club alignment at address and how much is down to your instinctive or unconscious golf ability? Now I'm not talking here about the complexity of aligning the various parts of your body when you addr...
Speed Up your Pre-Shot Routine Transition for Better Golf Psychology
Golf instructors often talk about the transition in the golf swing as that pause between completing the backswing and starting the downswing. They often suggest that slowing down the transition is one of the most important keys to hitting a good shot.
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The Golf Psychology of Going on a Pre-Shot Routine Journey with your Right and Left Brain
As a golf psychologist, I am especially interested in the importance of separating the conscious and unconscious elements of the pre-shot routine and the actual striking of the ball. In an ideal world, we should use our conscious rational mind, sometimes ...
Mental Foursomes Practice with Golf Hypnosis for Better Golf in your Mind's Eye
Practicing golf in your mind, mental golf if you like, is just as effective as playing golf and physical practice on the range, if you want to play better golf. As I've written many times before, it also works a lot better when accompanied by golf hypnosi...
Hit the Reset Button for a Winning Golf Hypnosis Metaphor
The ability to learn from your bad shots and release them from your mind is one of the keys to winning golf. You only have to look at the world's greatest ever golfers to see this. I don't ever recall seeing the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nic...
See Yourself Putting Better and Enjoying Golf More with Golf Psychology
There were some amazing golf and putting psychology lessons on show with Phil Mickelson's stunning win at the Tour Championship at East Lake this weekend. Yes I know Tiger won the FedEx Cup and the $10 million with an amazingly consistent series of result...